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CHARLOTTE — A firefighter and resident suffered minor injuries after a house fire Tuesday afternoon in south Charlotte, the Charlotte Fire Department tweeted.
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An electrical issue in the back of a two-story home caused the fire to break out at about 1:30 p.m. The house on Landen Drive is close to Ardrey Kell Road and the blaze disrupted traffic.
It took 30 firefighters more than 20 minutes to control the blaze.
Update Structure Fire; 12300 block of Landen Dr; 30 firefighters controlled incident in 22 minutes; minor injury to firefighter & occupant; @MecklenburgEMS on scene evaluating patients; fire is under investigation. https://t.co/JCLjG6W2ks
— Charlotte Fire Dept (@CharlotteFD) October 5, 2021
The fire caused about $175,000 in damage.
Smoke alarms alerted people in the house, which may have saved their lives, the fire department said.
Unfortunately, the family dog died in the fire.
(Watch the video below: Electrical issue blamed for fire that caused $225K in damage at Charlotte strip mall)
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